Katter’s Australian Party MPs remain deeply concerned crime will only continue to fester under the Queensland Government’s “sweeping” youth justice reforms, following an announcement this morning by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk The party will continue to push for bolder reforms including legislation to impose a presumption against...
As landholders grapple with the threat of worsening invasive weed spread in the midst of widespread heavy rainfall, the Palaszczuk Government is refusing to honour its commitment to eradicating a major environmental pest plant. Following a shock backflip on a promise to deliver $5 million in...
Katter’s Australian Party has today revealed the bold third tier of its North Queensland crime plan, announcing the party will pursue legislation that enables crime victims in offence-riddled regions to claim compensation from the State Government for damages. Under the scheme, standard rates of compensation for...
“Shop local” is a catch-cry familiar to all those living in small Australian towns, however with local businesses, economies, and supply chains under unprecedented threat the mantra has taken on greater importance since 2020. Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter said with the...
Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Member for Trager Robbie Katter is backing community objection to the possible roll-back of services at western Queensland’s McKinlay Bush Nurse Clinic, the latest potential victim in a growing decline of vital rural health services. In response to constituent complaints, Mr...
KAP Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter and Member for Hinchinbrook Nick Dametto today delivered a robust proposal to take immediate steps to reverse the north’s escalating crime rates following an alarming Christmas crime spree and continued State Labor Government inaction. As part of the plan,...
North Queenslanders in the grips of the state’s worsening insurance crisis would be relieved from having to insure their properties against natural disasters like cyclones in a bold plan supported today by Katter’s Australian Party. The plan, spearheaded by Queensland’s peak body for the strata sector,...
KAP Leader and Member for Traeger Robbie Katter has welcomed the news that Charters Towers Regional Council will commence work on the Big Rocks Weir, which will be jointly funded by the State and Federal governments. It’s understood the Council will be named the sole owner...
The planned installation of three over-taking lanes on the Flinders Highway between Townsville and Charters Towers is welcome but must be fast-tracked, Katter’s Australian Party Leader and Traeger MP Robbie Katter has said. Mr Katter said the lack of over-taking lanes on this stretch of busy...
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has discredited his own party at the state-level and inadvertently supported a Katter’s Australian Party policy demanding Australians be provided the cheapest electricity possible by ceasing taxpayer-provided subsidies that are propping up inefficient renewable energy generation at the expense of cheaper...